The WAve Warrior

The Wave Warrior embodies the pursuit of the “California Dream.” Chris, a Southern California Native, has used the ocean as a foundation for chasing one’s dreams. Raised a stones throw from the United States largest Marine base, he has witnessed first hand the difficulties our nation's veterans face transitioning back into civilian life.

The Wave Warrior was established to inspire those - young and old - to find the holistic benefits that "Vitamin Sea" can provide to revitalize and energize the globe. In doing so, Chris hopes to build a brand that will also serve another purpose. Serving those who have served us. Through prints and clothing sales, Chris aims to donate a percentage of to the Wounded Warrior foundation. Long term, he aims to set up surf camps designed to help returning veterans battling PTSD.

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True Moringa

True Moringa was founded by graduates from Harvard and MIT with backgrounds that couldn’t be more opposite. Emily hailed from a suburban town in Massachusetts and Kwami grew up in Accra, Ghana. They met at an MIT class focused on the creation of affordable technologies for developing countries and developed MoringaConnect during the course.

True Moringa was developed to create opportunities for small farm owners in Ghana bring the Moringa plant to market. Moringa is recognized as “the miracle tree” for its nutritional, healing, and economic value in the tropics and subtropics worldwide. The mature seeds from this tree contain an oil renowned for its moisturizing and anti-aging properties, yet in limited supply on the international cosmetics market. MoringaConnect is an agrisystems venture that links smallholder farmers to the international market for specialty crops. Starting with Moringa, they aim to utilize educational training, value-added processing tools, and international market connections to increase smallholder farmers’ incomes, improve their quality of life, and revolutionize rural development.

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Viewfindr

The Viewfindr team is building a platform for European photographers (and eventually the world) to showcase their galleries and portfolios in both an individual and collective way. Photographers would have a personal portfolio as well as a network of collective portfolios one that they can contribute to. The proprietary technology the team is employing has proven to have high user engagement and growth.Viewfindr's customers range from photography professionals to those who are honing the craft. Whether it’s a beautiful artistic shot of the Alps at dawn or a gritty shot of homelessness in London, the Viewfindr team aims to connect photographers with a larger audience in hopes that a vast network will benefit the art of photography.

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Design Spaces

Design Spaces was created to foster a great community centered around interior design for entrepreneurs and startup companies to work from and collaborate. The team aims to fill a special need in the co-working community by acknowledging the importance of a well-designed work environment. Members at Design Spaces have worked on everything from developing translation apps for Google Glass to the Netflix API, which made Netflix soar to new heights. The Design Spaces team is catering to a niche in the co-working technology sector by offering a uniquely designed and forward thinking space, something out of the pages of Dwell Magazine.

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Kish Lanugages

Kish Languages is an interactive web platform for learning languages and interacting with other students from around the world who are at similar skill levels. Kish Languages' lesson structure begins with situation-specific instructional videos, then tests user comprehension with exercises and finally connects the student with others via peer-to-peer video conferencing and chat to put what they have learned into practice. Kish Languages was built upon a foundation of open access and the mission of creating a global community that advances polyglotism. The team has been hard at work, with the goal of ultimately building out the platform to support instruction for languages around the world including Mandarin, Spanish, English, Hindi and Arabic.

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Class blueprint

Class Blueprint is redefining the once stressful experience of evaluating classes, setting up educational plans, and purchasing text books. Founded at UC Berkeley by Adam Remba and Albert An, the team has set out eradicate the paper course schedule and streamline the necessary tasks associated with setting up course schedule. What sets Class Blueprint apart is their goal of enabling students to see what their friends are taking, while being able to see course statistics and the overall cost of textbooks in one convenient location. The team has won 1st place in the Code-4-Cal Hackathon in 2013, and has received exclusive access to proprietary UC Berkeley data in order to build their platform.

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todd sipes Photography

Todd Sipes Photography was born out of the idea of trying to translate a passion into a business. Utilizing techniques that incorporate complex analytical processes to uncover undisturbed and abandoned facilities, Todd is a pioneer in a group of elite photographers with over 250,000 followers on Facebook. His photography has won numerous awards and most recently he has published an e-book to spread his unique passion to the digital community at large. He has been published in various publications and taken home 1st place for his photography in the local fair 2 years in a row. However, he’s most proud of his work with The Giving Lens, a non-profit shedding light on developing countries through the medium of photography.